Warning, please. be careful ,,,they could also be getting impacted crops. esp if they don't pick off the grass and weed TOPS themselves. and don't have access to grit and or natural small stones themselves.
One hen, I observed years ago got an impacted crop when she was in chicken "hospital...
Warning, please. be careful ,,,they could also be getting impacted crops. esp if they don't pick off the grass and weed TOPS themselves. and don't have access to grit and or natural small stones themselves.
One hen, I observed years ago got an impacted crop when she was in chicken "hospital...
Like heck it happened to my friends son in law. last year
They are big suckers. I saw like 3 lately flying over. My gals Huck in their covered run when they spot them or hawks.. which is everyday lately.
They(my gals) also make noises and hum....like. Im out with them quite often...in their...
Hum sounds like you should have a dog for a protector rather than a PET. Just my opinion. my last 3 gals supposedly was killed by a fox after I gave them away again. Which I regret so very very much. cause all my gals ended up dead at that new place. all 8 of them......
They also have...
Shoot their butts and tell no one, too many tattletale and snitches out there now. I don't babysit mine. they have lots of bushes, trees, shelters and of course their PWired covered run. I think its chicken abuse not to let them out and have lots of safe places to run to or hide etc. thanks all
later after I wrote this post my biggest hen was in the parsley pot again. I even put a stool in front of it. She didn't have time to finish her egg laying and jumped up the side of roost and exited the coop. Now I stuck a metal STOOL OVER THE SQUARE POT instead of in front of it....if she does...
running out of room in the first unused older coop that Im storing some of my herbs and pepper plants. So I put so far two potted herb plants in their RV coop.
I was moving it around to other side of coop so I could add another bigger pot to coop for overwintering with lots of light. There...
I don't like the new format couldn't find the forums.
well anyway my top old boards are twisted etc that tie tighter or span the top of their big run. I bought some 10 ft long 1/2" rebar to span between the tall t [ post etc. Unfortunately when run was originally made, Hubby attached a 2 by4...
Sorry about losing your girl
Unfortunately the vet school won't give back her body. That upset me cause I wanted to bury HER here .. all my girls are buried now all but the hen that died at the FD and the missing big Hen . All died over a year or so time ,when I gave them up mostly from...
you can buy the additive I bought an organic feed base. It says mix with GROUND GRAIN.I believe its Ferrells ... Prob a 10 or 5 lb. bag......\ It was from a reseller on the web
There is no brand on it. It kind of sandy type consistency. I bought it yrs ago ad used it of and on when I gave...
Further up the posts in this forum a member said not too much oats and barley. I made the mistake of not grinding my mixes. sev years ago when I attempted mixing my own feed. Some would pick out certain seeds and leave say the "flax seed" so if I ever do it again I will grind it some.. prev I...
well still have coops. floors are pine wood boards with big rubber mats(formerly garage floor mats)
Now under roosts stand are big cafeteria trays over top of big aluminum trays. I would scrap with putty knife and clean with a dedicated sponge dish mop and let air dry. Prob cleanest coop...
that is one of the many reasons why I would never have any dog
in my opinion more chickens predators are dogs period. just a saying.
I lost my last 3 over two weeks ago supposedly to a fox.( for me...acc to the new owners) Roo Roo is the only one left of mine that they keep still...I...
we did both the ramp for one it doesn't sag because made it out of thicker wood and its not real tall.
currently that first ch house not in use. My fav idea and did was the tree stumps and old cut off telephone poles. work really nice. (Got idea from I believe this forum). But they hop up...
It so hot outside. I cut some feathers off and look closely it was prob lice eggs. They are losing quite a few feathers. They (3) only been back here for two or three weeks now. after giving them up for 1 and 1/2 yrs when moved out of this house. But I came back in April
My big bottle Of...
please refresh my memory for generic Ivermectin how to use it. can't remember if I bought the Elector PSP....Took so much to other house can't remember if I have that.f
Fortunately left that expensive" Conserve SC" here at this house. they are losing so many feather. I cut some of the vent...